Northwest Guilford has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will square off against the Southwest Guilford Cowboys at 7:30 p.m. Northwest Guilford's defense has only allowed 14.4 points per game this season, so Southwest Guilford's offense will have their work cut out for them.
If Southwest Guilford heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Northwest Guilford took over last week. Northwest Guilford walked away with a 21-14 victory over Southeast Guilford on Friday.
Nathan Cox was a one-man wrecking crew for Northwest Guilford as he rushed for 135 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.4 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown. Those 135 rushing yards gave Cox a new career-high. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Rakem Hammock, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Southwest Guilford was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They took a blow against Ragsdale, falling 44-7. The Cowboys were already down big by the end of the third quarter and they stayed that way after failing to score in the fourth.
Northwest Guilford's win bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Southwest Guilford, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
Northwest Guilford took their victory against Southwest Guilford when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 24-0. Will Northwest Guilford repeat their success, or does Southwest Guilford have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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